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saprophile

saprophile noun: any saprophilous organism.

Noun

saprophile (plural saprophiles)

  1. Any saprophilous organism.
    • In addition to predators, the cavernicolous beetles are scavengers and opportunistic saprophiles.2012, William B. White, David C. Culver, Encyclopedia of Caves, page 260

Forms of saprophile

pluralsaprophiles

Origin of saprophile

From sapro- + -phile.

Questions about saprophile

What does saprophile mean?
Saprophile means any saprophilous organism.
What part of speech is saprophile?
Saprophile is a noun.
What is the plural of saprophile?
The plural of saprophile is saprophiles.

Words near saprophile in the dictionary

  1. saprophage
  2. saprophages
  3. saprophagic
  4. saprophagous
  5. saprophagy
  6. saprophile
  7. saprophiles
  8. saprophilous
  9. saprophytal
  10. saprophyte
  11. saprophytes

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